Trivia and Quotes

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Danny Pudi: To play a character that is so much quicker than you … it gives you a new way of looking at the world.

Danny Pudi: (On how often his TV and movie tastes match up with Abed's, a character he plays on the TV series Community) You know, pretty often. I think the tastes are pretty similar. The knowledge is vastly different, because Abed has such a vast knowledge-he's like an encyclopedia. My favorite movie of all time is Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, and last year, in an episode, I got to wear Indiana Jones's whip, and I was talking about Indiana Jones a lot. You know, Abed has this love and fascination with '80s movies, with '80s trivia, and with shows that were huge in the '80s. And I grew up then, so a lot of that stuff definitely resonates with me. I think the biggest difference, though, is Abed can name every episode from M*A*S*H Season 4, and I can't name one.

Danny Pudi: (On his character Abed's side stories in the TV series Community) Yeah, I mean, it started out-I remember when we first started the show, we were doing photo shoots in the beginning, and people would be like, "Everybody smile!" And I would smile, and they'd be like, "Except you, Danny." And I was like, okay, this is sort of where we're going. Everybody smiles but Danny. And I get it. The Abed character-in some ways I feel like a fan who's won a contest to be in a show. Because I get to kind of be part of the show as well as being the audience in many ways, which I love. The scripts are always pretty damn ridiculous. All the sudden I'll flip to page 23, and it's like, "Abed delivers baby," and I'm like, "What?!" Somehow it makes sense, though.

Danny Pudi: (when asked about his goals) I'm not gonna be able to grow a beard, I've realized my limitations as a human.

Danny Pudi: I'm a non confrontational person. If I order salmon and I get chicken, I'm going to eat the chicken.

Danny Pudi: (on working with Chevy Chase) I feel like I'm in a work-study program. Like I'm an intern and after I do a good take, I'm like "How did I do, boss?" Then we drink coffee, and the whole time in my head, I'm like, "I'm drinking coffee with Chevy Chase." And then we'll walk and go to the bathroom, and I'll be like, "I just went to the bathroom next to Chevy Chase." And then we'll go eat carrots - we eat vegetables all the time - and I'll be like, "Oh my gosh, I'm eating jicama with Chevy Chase." How many people can say they've eaten jicama with Chevy Chase? I have! I have! I've done that.